Sioux County, North Dakota

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,789
Median household income: $41,676
Median home value: $87,400

Sioux County, North Dakota counts 3,789 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $41,676, its median household income sits below North Dakota's $75,949.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sioux County's population declined 13.4% from 4,373 to 3,789, while its median household income rose 7.0% from $38,939 to $41,676.

The typical home was built around 1982. 42.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,789
Median age: 28.7 yrs
Median household income: $41,676
Median home value: $87,400
Median gross rent: $466
Housing units: 1,276
Homeownership rate: 46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 21.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3733,789

Median household income

$38,939$41,676

Median home value

$83,800$87,400

Median gross rent

$450$466

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,373	$38,939	$83,800	$450
2020	4,339	$41,893	$83,300	$430
2021	3,993	$39,755	$83,500	$432
2022	3,896	$41,201	$97,200	$430
2023	3,789	$41,676	$87,400	$466

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1726.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	316	8.3%
5 to 17	995	26.3%
18 to 24	410	10.8%
25 to 34	431	11.4%
35 to 44	406	10.7%
45 to 54	451	11.9%
55 to 64	431	11.4%
65 to 74	211	5.6%
75 and over	138	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	461	12.2%
Black or African American	7	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,173	83.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.7%
Two or more races	85	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	270	13.1%
High school graduate	757	36.6%
Some college or associate's	810	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	166	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	65	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	732	70.2%
Carpooled	148	14.2%
Public transit	6	0.6%
Walked	57	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	97	9.3%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	499	52.7%
15 to 29 min	199	21.0%
30 to 44 min	133	14.1%
45 to 59 min	68	7.2%
60+ min	47	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.50
Poverty rate: 42.7% (1,590 of 3,720)

	Count	Share
Family households	746	69.9%
Nonfamily households	321	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,067	83.6%
Vacant	209	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	491	46.0%
Renter-occupied	576	54.0%

1-unit, detached79.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,012	79.3%
1-unit, attached	24	1.9%
2 to 4 units	67	5.3%
5 to 19 units	14	1.1%
20 or more units	11	0.9%
Mobile home & other	148	11.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 38085
State: North Dakota
Land area: 1,094 sq mi
Water area: 34 sq mi
Center point: 46.1106, -101.0613